It is unfortunate that few people achieve optimal health or weight management.

Few people understand that food affects everything from sleep quality, anxiety, focus, happiness hormones, health and your immune system, gut health, inflammation, recovery and your emotional state and EQ (Emotional Intelligence). Like everything in life, success lies in the detail and dietitians can work with you to achieve your goals... everyone should be seeing a dietitian.

A dietitian is a Qualified Health Professional who has undergone a minimum of 4 years undergraduate scientific Dietetics degree or a 2-year postgraduate Nutrition and Dietetics degree.

They are then required to perform a year of community service working in the public healthcare system before they can be registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

Dietitians are trained in all aspects of nutrition therapy.

They are qualified to understand and interpret the science behind food and nutrition, nutrition related to health and disease such as medical diseases or athletes as well as implement and manage nutrition services and programs.

Clinical Dietitians are able to address a wide variety of medical concerns with Obesity being a large focus, especially in South Africa where we have a large number of overweight and obese adults and children. Nutritional therapy is vital in the prevention and treatment of obesity, chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease as well as many other disease such as cancer or IBS.